"I was there with my son and I didn't know exactly what to do, the support that I had. My boyfriend was my main support, going to college, pushing me to go to finish school. He knew I had a future," said Emily Navas, Jen Carlo's mother.

Guillen, a construction worker who has been in the U.S. for 10 years, will have his immigration case reopened and re-examined.

In the meantime, he hopes his blood will pave the way for his son's medical treatment.